Reading is fundamental: The best books about LGBTQ+ Families and why we need more of them
Description
To celebrate World Book Day it’s Some Families inaugural book special! Lotte and Stu talk to different authors and illustrators about LGBTQ+ family books. Stu talks to Carolyn Robertson, author and owner of Sparklypoo Publications. Carolyn wrote Two Dads, that Will Young read on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Lotte chats to Garry and Gareth, the illustrator and author of the new book, My Daddies, the first LGBTQ+ family book published by a major publishing house. They talk about how important it is for people to continue to write LGBTQ+ family books, just because there are some out there already, there is space for a lot more!
LINKS
My Daddies: https://amzn.to/3cEUm3o
Gareth: www.garethpeter.co.uk
Garry: www.garryparsons.co.uk
www.sparklypoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/carolyncursive
BOOKS MENTIONED
My Daddies by Gareth Peter and Garry Parsons
Two Mums and a Menage and Two Dads by Carolyn Robertson
Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Heather Has Two Mummies by Lesléa Newman
Princess Kevin by Michael Escoffier
Spacegirl Pukes and If I had 100 Mummies by Vanda Carter
Hello Sailor by Ingrid Godon
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